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Many options available to initiate against missile strikes: FO
24 May
Personeel Report ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Foreign Office has said that there are many options including going to the UN Security Council and moving International Court of Justice against missile strikes in the country, SAMAA reported on Thursday. Foreign Office Spokesman Moazzam Khan said during weekly briefing in Islamabad this day that Pakistan did not expect any big breakthrough in Chicago Summit but still attended that on NATO invitation.
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Het laden ...Gold price down by Rs 600 per tola
23 May
According to Sindh Jewellers Association, price of one of tola gold has become Rs 54,800 with cut of Rs 600 while the price of 10 g gold has become Rs 46, 971 with cut of Rs 514. The decrease of $25 was recorded in the price of one ounce gold in the world market.
(Nog geen beoordelingen) Het laden ...Europa, US might hurt Asian growth: WB
23 May
East Asia s developing economies could face a shock from China s slowdown and need to boost domestic demand to offset weak exports due to a sluggish U.S. recovery and Europe s debt crisis, the World Bank said Wednesday.
(Nog geen beoordelingen) Het laden ...Engeland, ECB announce square for winter tour
22 May
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) on Tuesday revealed the itinerary for England s winter tour to India that will include four Tests, five one-day internationals and two Twenty20s. England will leave on October 25 for a three-day training camp in Dubai before heading to India four days later, with the first Test beginning on November 15 in Ahmedabad.
(Nog geen beoordelingen) Het laden ...OECD warns risk of ‘severe recession’ in eurozone
22 May
The 17-country eurozone risks falling into a "severe recession," the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development warned on Tuesday, as it called on governments and Europe s central bank to act quickly to stop the slowdown spilling over into the global economy. OECD Chief Economist Pier Carlo Padoan said the eurozone is "close to" the possible scenario of a 2 percent economic contraction this year that the Paris-based think tank laid out as its worst-case scenario last November
(Nog geen beoordelingen) Het laden ...‘No intention to block NATO supply permanently’
22 May
In an exclusive interview to Dunya News in Chicago, Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar said Pakistan’s sovereignty should be respected. The public reaction comes when sovereignty of the country is violated, Hina said. She said that Pakistan’s Parliament has urged better relations with the world community and it has reviewed relations with the US and ISAF.
(Nog geen beoordelingen) Het laden ...Iraq to buy US drones for protecting oil platforms
21 May
Protecting the vital infrastructure around its oil reserves, the world s fourth largest, is crucial as Iraq rebuilds an industry battered by years of war and sanctions against former dictator Saddam Hussein. "Iraq s navy has purchased U.S.
(Nog geen beoordelingen) Het laden ...Pakistan considering venues for Australia series
21 May
The PCB s director of international cricket, Intikhab Alam, said Monday that Malaysia, Zimbabwe and South Africa are the other contenders. Pakistan has to look for an alternative venue after Sri Lanka last week pulled out of hosting the series because it is organizing the Sri Lanka Premier League in August. "They (Sri Lanka) had their own problems so we have to look for alternative venue," Alam told The Associated Press.
(Nog geen beoordelingen) Het laden ...Chanderpaul survives as Windies struggle at Lord’s
17 May
LONDEN: Shivnarine Chanderpaul rode his luck but the West Indies still found life difficult as they struggled to 146 for four at tea on the first day of the first Test against England at Lord’s here on Thursday. Chanderpaul, officially rated the world’s best Test batsman, was 42 not out having seen an lbw appeal reversed in his favour when on 15. Marlon Samuels was unbeaten on 14, having so far helped left-hander Chanderpaul add 46 for the fifth wicket against the world’s number one ranked Test side
(Nog geen beoordelingen) Het laden ...Contestants? It’s TV talent judges basking in fame, cash
17 May
LOS ANGELES: Time was when TV talent shows set out to turn wannabes into stars. These days? Not so much.
(Nog geen beoordelingen) Het laden ...Pakistan forex reserves drop to $16.103 bln
17 May
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s foreign exchange reserves dropped to $16.103 billion in the week ending May 11 uit $16.416 billion the previous week, the central bank said on Thursday. Reserves held by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) fell to $11.784 billion from $11.978 billion a week earlier, while those held by commercial banks dropped to $4.319 billion from $4.438 miljard
(Nog geen beoordelingen) Het laden ...UN: High blood pressure, glucose a global problem
16 May
One in three adults suffers from high blood pressure, a key trigger of heart disease, health experts said on Wednesday while underlining the growing number of cases in developing countries. Canada and the United States have the fewest patients, at less than 20 percent of adults, but in some African countries the estimated figure is closer to 50 procent, the World Health Organization said. Increased life expectancy and changes in lifestyle mean that chronic conditions once associated with wealthier nations are now affecting lower income countries.
(Nog geen beoordelingen) Het laden ...Australia captain Clarke tests driving ambition
16 May
SYDNEY: Australia cricket captain Michael Clarke will get the chance to put his driving skills to the test when he gets behind the wheel at the International Rally of Queensland later this month, organisers said on Wednesday. The 31-year-old will join the BP Ultimate team and drive in two stages of the rally on the Sunshine Coast from May 25-27
(Nog geen beoordelingen) Het laden ...Taekwondo: Martial arts for peace in Afghanistan
16 May
The taekwondo star who became Afghanistan s first ever Olympic medallist at the Beijing Games in 2008 wants to repeat the feat in London — in the hope of bringing peace to his troubled homeland.
(Nog geen beoordelingen) Het laden ...Britney Spears, Demi Lovato are new ‘X Factor’ judges
15 May
LOS ANGELES: Britney Spears and former Disney Channel star Demi Lovato will join talent show “The X Factor” as judges when the U.S. version of the contest returns to television in September, Fox television and the show’s creator Simon Cowell said on Monday. Cowell said in a Twitter message that Spears, 30, the world’s biggest pop phenomenon of the 2000s, will join him on “X Factor,” which searches for a new pop star from tens of thousands of ordinary Americans.
(Nog geen beoordelingen) Het laden ...Nepal plane crash kills 15, including 13 Indians
14 May
KHATMANDU: A small plane owned by a private company crashed in northwest Nepal on Monday, doden 15 people including 13 Indians, an official said.
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